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The catalogues reviewed for [[Reference:1073|ref. 1073]] date individual examples circa 1926, circa 1930, in the 1930s, and 1934, but publish no case serial or assay mark. Those catalogue dates cannot be checked against later serial-year charts or hallmark tables. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-15-258 Antiquorum]; [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-811717 Christie’s]; [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster/ref-rolex-1073/lpi Bonhams archive]; [https://www.bachmann-scher.de/sold-watches/rolex-vintage-early-waterproof-oyster-kanalschwimmer-canal-mercedes-gleitze-radium-california-dial-stainless-steel-bj-1934-9052.html Bachmann & Scher] | The catalogues reviewed for [[Reference:1073|ref. 1073]] date individual examples circa 1926, circa 1930, in the 1930s, and 1934, but publish no case serial or assay mark. Those catalogue dates cannot be checked against later serial-year charts or hallmark tables. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-15-258 Antiquorum]; [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-811717 Christie’s]; [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster/ref-rolex-1073/lpi Bonhams archive]; [https://www.bachmann-scher.de/sold-watches/rolex-vintage-early-waterproof-oyster-kanalschwimmer-canal-mercedes-gleitze-radium-california-dial-stainless-steel-bj-1934-9052.html Bachmann & Scher] | ||
Auction | Auction and dealer records for [[Reference:2416|ref. 2416]] give case numbers 32,342 (Schuler, circa 1930s; Hodinkee dates the same 18ct watch to circa 1934), 36,789 (Christie’s, circa 1935), 37,401 (Time Rediscovered, listed as 1936), 37,425 (Bonhams, Glasgow import mark dated 1936), 42,923 (Jones & Horan, circa 1937), 43,750 (Bonhams, Glasgow hallmark dated 1938), and 42,988 (Leonard Joel, circa 1940). These are individual case records, not a serial-year sequence: catalogue estimates date the watches, while Glasgow marks date import or assay events. Fortuna places case 36,751 around the 1920s, earlier than the other examples; keep it as an uncorroborated outlier. [https://www.schulerauktionen.ch/en/items/176-2124-rolex-oyster-1930er-jahre?category=armband-und-taschenuhren Schuler, case 32342]; [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/bring-a-loupe-march-14-2025 Hodinkee, case 32342]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-3881029 Christie’s, case 36789]; [https://timerediscovered.com/products/rolex-oyster-2416-9k-gold-1936 Time Rediscovered, case 37401]; [https://images1.bonhams.com/original?src=Images%2Flive%2F2020-01%2F30%2FS-25954-0-1.pdf Bonhams, case 37425]; [https://images1.bonhams.com/original?src=Images%2Flive%2F2014-04%2F30%2FS-21663-0-1.pdf Bonhams, case 43750]; [https://www.auctions.jones-horan.com/210425/html/wristwatches_part_2.htm Jones & Horan, case 42923]; [https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/rolex-oyster-ref-2416-a-9ct-gold-wrist-watch-circ-45-c-42a4921831 Leonard Joel, case 42988]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/fortuna/rolex-oyster-ref-2416-cushion-shaped-wristwatch-in-9k-gold-1239453 Fortuna, case 36751] | ||
Christie's catalogues three circa-1940 [[Reference:3064|ref. 3064]] cases: 56'924, 269'204, and 282'453. These are catalogue associations with individual watches, not a serial-year chart or production boundary. The records are [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5758921 New York lot 63], [https://www.christies.com/zh/lot/lot-5674834 Geneva lot 341], and [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5790151 Geneva lot 240]. | Christie's catalogues three circa-1940 [[Reference:3064|ref. 3064]] cases: 56'924, 269'204, and 282'453. These are catalogue associations with individual watches, not a serial-year chart or production boundary. The records are [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5758921 New York lot 63], [https://www.christies.com/zh/lot/lot-5674834 Geneva lot 341], and [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5790151 Geneva lot 240]. | ||
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| [[Reference:971|971]] || 71,883 || sterling silver || c.1929–1930 || Sotheby's 2019 | | [[Reference:971|971]] || 71,883 || sterling silver || c.1929–1930 || Sotheby's 2019 | ||
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| [[Reference:971|971U]] || 02933 || silver || Glasgow import mark dated 1930 (Christie’s catalogue report) || [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-204130 Christie’s, lot 309] | |||
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| [[Reference:971|971U]] || 05828 || silver || Glasgow import mark dated 1930 (Christie’s catalogue report) || [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1473055 Christie’s, lot 271] | |||
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| [[Reference:971|971U]] || 02506 || silver || Glasgow import mark dated 1930 (Christie’s catalogue report) || [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1369394 Christie’s, lot 154] | |||
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| [[Reference:971|971]] || 011,651 || steel + Beyer-signed dial || c.1928 || Phillips Geneva X CH080319/17 | | [[Reference:971|971]] || 011,651 || steel + Beyer-signed dial || c.1928 || Phillips Geneva X CH080319/17 | ||
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| [[Reference:1491|1491]] || F220 || two-colour 18K gold, jumping-hour display || c.1930 || Bonhams, sale 29152, lot 6 | | [[Reference:1491|1491]] || F220 || two-colour 18K gold, jumping-hour display || c.1930 || Bonhams, sale 29152, lot 6 | ||
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| [[Reference:1645|1645]] || 1,003,902 || 9ct gold, Asprey-signed dial || Glasgow gold import mark dated 1932 (Tennants catalogue report) || [https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2170---rolex-a-rare-9-carat-gold-pocket-watch/?lot=2441604&sd=1 Tennants, 11 November 2023, lot 2170] | |||
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| [[Reference:1527|1527]] || 189 || 18K white + yellow gold stepped Railway, bamboo-style bracelet || dated 1931 || Antiquorum May 2006 Mondani lot 108/33 | | [[Reference:1527|1527]] || 189 || 18K white + yellow gold stepped Railway, bamboo-style bracelet || dated 1931 || Antiquorum May 2006 Mondani lot 108/33 | ||